A free public screening of the sports documentary “Running Home,” which tells the story of humanitarian, accomplished middle-distance runner and coach Tony Ruiz, will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 30 in Carnegie Cinema.
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will open its major special exhibition of the fall season, "Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman," on Aug. 24. Featuring nearly 80 objects, including sculptures, paintings, works on paper, and archival materials, this exhibition is the first to reassess Harlem Renaissance artist Augusta Savage’s contributions to art and cultural history in light of her role as an artist-activist.
The Emmet Cohen Trio — pianist Cohen and his trio mates, bassist Russell Hall and drummer Kyle Poole — will be accompanied by hard bop jazz saxophonist Houston Person in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in Schwab Auditorium.
Penn State Greater Allegheny student Tommi Barnes will soon move to University Park, but not before making a splash in the Pittsburgh Opera’s education unit. Barnes is extending the opera’s outreach around the tri-state area.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Centre Stage will kick off its 2019-20 season with a Sneak Preview Celebration, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 4, on the Olsan-Stone Terrace and Playhouse Theatre. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the directors, designers, and students who will be producing the upcoming shows; catch a snippet of a performance or two; view designs and renderings for the upcoming season; and purchase tickets to the productions. Sneak Preview tickets are $25.
WPSU Penn State — central Pennsylvania’s public media station — has been nominated for five 2019 Mid-Atlantic Emmy awards for excellence in the television and media industries.
The Great DuBois, a fast-paced variety show including incredible feats of juggling, hula hoops, unicycle, aerial and circus stunts, contortion, magic, and audience interaction — all wrapped in a blanket of comedy — will come to Penn State Berks on Sunday, Aug. 25.
The Arts Project at Penn State Lehigh Valley has announced its fall 2019 sessions, featuring a variety of workshops, from papermaking to ceramic tiles and mosaics.
Teri Haddad, business development manager at Penn State Lehigh Valley, is executive producer on a documentary, "Close to Home: Human Trafficking, the Survivor Story," that has received a regional Emmy nomination.
Alana Iturralde was awarded the residency as part of Gasworks’ partnership with the Caribbean Art Initiative, which was established to highlight and further-develop Caribbean artists.
The HUB-Robeson Galleries will present "A Meditation on this Age of Struggle and Strife," a solo exhibition of drawings and sculptures by Penn State Associate Professor of Art Rudy Shepherd, in Art Alley on the first floor of the HUB-Robeson Center. The exhibition runs through Nov. 10.
Research from Penn State suggests that “freedom songs” could have also helped empower black women to lead others when formal leadership positions were unavailable.
The unique teaching methods and studio culture created by the late artist and educator Robert Reed inspired thousands of students during his 50 years in higher education. One of his former students, who is now a faculty member in Penn State's Stuckeman School’s Department of Architecture, was so moved by Reed’s passion and approach to teaching, she has set out to share his life, his work and his pedagogy with a whole new generation of students.
On Aug. 20, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will open its first special exhibition of the fall season with "The Web of Life: John Biggers and the Power of Pedagogy." The exhibit spotlights the work of artist John Biggers in relation to two important mentors, artist Charles White and famed art educator Viktor Lowenfeld.
The Palmer Museum of Art will be closed for the day on Tuesday, Aug. 13, for staff in-service training. It will open as usual on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
